Mes, Patuelli di Abi attacks Conte: "Italian banks knew nothing about it". If he signs everything down

To the chorus of critics against the government for the reform of the Mes is added Antonio Patuelli, the president ofAbi (Italian banking association). During an outburst in front of the Brussels journalists, Patuelli launched the attack against the government, in reference to the consensus given in June by With you is Tria to the reform of the Mes. "I do not know anything. I read the story in the newspapers" and then gives an outburst: "The problems then become all of us and we already have enough. This is a problem of the institutions of the Republic and we are part of the Republic. If anything you should ask to government officials because they have not consulted us ". Later the number one of the banking system Italian advances big words.

"If the reform of the Mes should pass as it is, we will not buy anymore government bonds. We do not have a portfolio constraint (…) My problem is to see what the Italian Republic does to protect the public debt Italian, given that the majority is underwritten by the national banks ". Patuelli refers to the fact that the 70% of our country's public debt is held by national banks. The government is warned: the banking system is in uprising. And it may not end well.